68 days. Mild flavored, light green fruits can grow to enormous lengths, but are best when harvested at 5 to 12 inches. Grows slender and curved with light green skin, the longest cucumber seed available for purchase. The Armenian Yard-Long cucumber is an early variety of cucumber that is sweet and tender. The Armenian Yard-Long is light green and heavily ribbed, and grows to be up to twelve inches long. Since this variety is mature in sixty eight days, a steady harvest can be achieved by planting regularly throughout the season. Approx. 1,000 seeds/oz.
Growing Armenian Yard-Long Cucumber Garden Seeds
- Latin Name: Cucumis sativus
- Other Names: Metki Pale Green, Snake Melon
- Days to Maturity: 60-70 days
- Hardiness Zone: 4-12
- Planting Depth: 1"
- Plant Spacing: 18"
- Row Spacing: 7'
- Growth Habit: Vine
- Soil Preference: Well drained, temperature between 65 and 75 degrees.
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full Sun
- Diseases/pests: Susceptible to corn wireworms, cutworms, and fungal diseases
- Color:Light Green
- Flavor:Sweet
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Seeds Per Package:
- 3 g - Approximately 100 Seeds
- 1 oz- Approximately 1,000 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 4,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 16,000 Seeds
- 5 lb - Approximately 80,000 Seeds
Believed to originate from India, Armenian Cucumbers flourish in mild to warm climates and requires lots of water. The fruit can grow to enormous lengths, earning it the name, The Snake Melon. Also knows as the Pale Green Metki, this plant has a vine growth habit and does well when vines are trellised. Plant 14 days after the last frost. Disease resistant. These cucumbers take on a yellow hue when ripe and emits an aroma similar to cantaloupe. The fruit is very sweet and tender. Use in a variety of recipes that call for cucumbers. Armenian Yard-Long cucumber seeds need full sun and should be planted in warm soil with a pH level between 6 and 6.8. Sow the seeds an inch deep with 36 inches between plants. If you are using a trellis, a foot between plants is adequate. Cucumbers will need regular watering while growing. When ready to harvest, cut the Armenian Yard-Long cucumbers at the stem.